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The standoff continues between the government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the federal government of Somalia over a cargo ship loaded with Turkish weaponry that is being detained.
Puntland's regional government has issued a strongly worded statement in response to accusations from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), which claimed that Puntland authorities had "pirated" and ...
Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region acknowledged it’s holding a vessel full of military equipment until it can work out ...
Somalia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy has published new regulations for controlling and managing the safety and ...
A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s ...
Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter-terrorism ...
Puntland leader Said Abdullahi Deni and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud have differed over electoral controls.
The United States launched a rare ground operation in northern Somalia that apprehended Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the finance emir for the Islamic State’s so-called Somali Province. The raid was the ...
An American raid on Friday saw U.S. troops capture Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the chief money man for ISIS in Somalia since 2019.
The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al-Shabab--has sparked a firestorm online. On X, Somalis are calling it ...
Somalia accused the semi-autonomous Puntland region of hijacking a ship with military equipment destined for a training ...